The bracket for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament was released on Sunday, with the ACC Champion Tar Heels receiving the No. 7 overall seed for the event.

As one of 16 national seeds in the 64-team tournament, UNC will host its first and second round matches at Carmichael Arena.

Although its the third straight year the Tar Heels have hosted NCAA Tournament games, the No. 7 seed matches the highest in program history.

“To be a top-seven seed in the country is outstanding,” UNC head coach Joe Sagula said. “To get that recognition is something we’ve earned and worked for all season.

“You work so hard all season long to get a top 16 seed,”the coach added. “And to be able to do that and guarantee that we’ll be here all week to train, to sleep in a little bit, and to be ready to play at home is just fantastic.”

UNC–with a record of 27-3–was one of just three ACC teams to qualify for the tournament, joining Florida State and Pittsburgh.

The top four seeds are: No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Minnesota, No. 3 Wisconsin and No. 4 Texas.

“I think we’ve been looking forward to postseason since summer,” UNC senior opposite hitter Taylor Treacy said. “During ACC’s, we were more concerned with maintaining our energy and trying to get better, but now it’s a time of excitement. We’re trying to amp up our energy and feel more excited than we have all year. This is the time to do it.”

Play begins for UNC with a match against High Point on Friday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. Should they advance to the next round, the winner of James Madison and Coastal Carolina will await.

 

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